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deign to Falute either Mr. H. or myfelf 9 and 1 :re certainly not in the 

 humour to pay any compliments. After calling upon us Tome looks of 

 lurvey, he retired to bold a council. la a few minutes he came again, 

 and having a carpet fpread near Mr. H. featecl himfelf upon it. and 

 entered into converfation. I aiked him. whether the rope ornaments 

 placed round my arms were the bands which connected the fiendlhip 

 -■tii the Englijh and the Gorkalis, Whether this was a conduct that was 

 j ufli^able towards a traveller who entered into the country peaceably, 

 who had demeaned himfelf m the moil peaceable manner whilft he 

 remained in it, and was returning peaceably towards his own home. To 

 this he allied why I v/ent through the country in disguife ? I anfwered 

 to avoid expence, unneceiTary delay, and to enable me to get into the 

 Undes. During this time. I remained bound. He defired me to be feat- 

 ed: this I refufed, until the cords were taken off my arms; which he 

 ordered. The excufe fee urged for not coming before, was that the 

 .day was one of great -religious ceremony. IT fa, 1 obferv. d, what rea- 

 Ton ..was 'there for his having deUy-d, not making his appearance till fo 

 late an hour, its being now near twelve. He Hammered out fome 

 imperfecT apology. I pointed out the bound people, and-defired that 

 .either they might be unbound, or that I might be re-fhackled. Hefaid, 

 that they all mould be fet at liberty; and two or toffee were loofed. 

 In about half an hour the-Tubudar left us, and after alongconf ik.-ui ■ •■;, 

 in which jemadars, hivildars, and sipahis bore apart, a fetid ij was 

 written to Bam Sah at Almora. This cowardly fellow had prudently 

 -kept r.kr'eli out of the way, till the leufc was over. By acting as 

 we have done, we have got into a part of the country lefs remote from 

 the plains, and more in the way of fending information, of what has 

 occurred. In the evening, our low country fervants were unbound; 

 but thofe we have hired to bring in our baggage, were ftill bound, as 

 . M as the Pundit and his nephew. The former acted with firmriefs, 



